Hard File Smart Test; Fixed Disk Optimized Test; Quick And Full Erase - Hard Drive - IBM 2179 Hardware Maintenance Manual

– Diagnostics were run on the specified date.
– Diagnostics were run on the specified IBM computer.
– The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly.
v Text:
Description of the error.
Note:
See "IBM Enhanced Diagnostic error codes" on page 37 for error code listings.

Hard file Smart test

Use the Hard File Smart Test when the system management tool has detected a
hard file SMART alert.
The Smart test does the following:
v Interrogates IDE devices for support of the SMART instruction set.
v Issues a ENABLE SMART command to make sure SMART functionality is
active.
v Checks the SMART RETURN STATUS command to determine if any thresholds
have been exceeded.
If thresholds have been exceeded, an error message is shown, and the test fails. If
no SMART is supported by the drive, the test returns with "N/A".

Fixed Disk Optimized Test

You can use the Fixed Disk Optimized Test to identify a particular area of a hard
disk that fails during testing. You can also use this test to correct types of errors.
To run the Fixed Disk Optimized Test, do the following:
1. From the toolbar, select Diagnostics.
2. Select Fixed Disk Optimized Test.
3. Select Hard Drives - Normal Test to run a complete hard file test.
4. Select Hard Drives - Presence Test to run a test to check the drive controller
and report any SMART information that the drive has detected.

Quick and Full erase - hard drive

The IBM PC Enhanced Diagnostics Program offers two hard drive format utilities:
v Quick Erase Hard Drive
v Full Erase Hard Drive
The Quick Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following
steps.
v Destroys the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the hard drive.
v Destroys all copies of the FAT Table on all partitions (both the master and
backup).
v Destroys the partition table.
v Provides messages that warn the user that this is a non-recoverable process.
The Full Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following
steps.
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Chapter 3. Diagnostics